ILIGAN CITY – Smuggled cigarettes valued at P16 million were intercepted by authorities in Barangay Camague here on Aug. 30. Authorities received information about the smuggling attempt and flagged down two vehicles containing the contraband that came from Sultan Naga Dimaporo, Lanao del Norte...
ZAMBOANGA CITY - Police seized P9.4-million worth of smuggled cigarettes in Santa Cruz Island here on Tuesday, Sept. 2. Lawmen were conducting seaborne patrol when they detected a suspicious motorized boat via radar. The vessel marked Under Armor was inspected and found to be loaded with 165 cases...
BUTUAN CITY – Police seized smuggled cigarettes valued at P7 million in Laguindingan, Misamis Oriental on Monday, Aug. 11. Two suspected smugglers were apprehended. “The 40-year-old driver and his 25-year-old helper, both residents of Misamis Oriental province, are now under tactical...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Armed Forces Western Mindanao Naval Command, in collaboration with the Bureau of Customs, recently intercepted a vessel allegedly carrying P13-million worth of undocumented cigarettes in the sea of Sulu province. Authorities held the motorboat with markings Rhomar Khayri...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Smuggled cigarettes valued at P12.5 million and a gun and ammunition were seized in a checkpoint in Sulu province on Wednesday, July 30. The Luuk Municipal Police Station was conducting checkpoint operations when they flagged down three vehicles suspected of transporting illegal...
CAVITE – Authorities seized some P28 million worth of smuggled cigarettes and collared two suspects in a buy-bust operation in Trece Martires City, on Monday, July 14. Police Regional Office 4A (PRO 4A) identified the suspects as alias Jamir, a 32-year-old resident of Carmona, and alias Bayaw, a...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Authorities arrested two men and seized a shipment of smuggled cigarettes worth P25 million in an operation in this city on Monday morning. Police Col. Fidel Fortaleza Jr., chief of the Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO), identified the suspects as Vicente Garcia, 33, driver;...
BUTUAN CITY – Police seized smuggled cigarettes worth nearly P5 million in Iligan City on Wednesday, July 2. “The smuggled cigarettes were bound for distribution in Cagayan de Oro City when intercepted by personnel from the Traffic Enforcement Unit of the Iligan City Police Office (ICPO) and...
BUTUAN CITY – Police seized smuggled cigarettes valued at more than P20 million in the coastal area of Manticao town, Misamis Oriental province, on Saturday, June 21. Police Regional Office 10-Regional Public Information Office chief Police Major Joann G. Navarro said eight suspected smugglers...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Smuggled cigarettes valued at P43 million were seized and six persons were arrested during a seaborne patrol operation in Santa Cruz Island here on Wednesday, June 18. The Second Mobile Force Company was patrolling the area when they chanced upon two motorboats with markings...
BACOLOD CITY – Police recovered 11,450 reams of smuggled cigarettes valued at P12.8 million in Sitio Bagambang, Barangay Tiling, Cauayan, Negros Occidental on Monday, May 19. Police Capt. Reynaldo Bauden Jr., Bacolod Maritime Police Station chief, said two men were arrested for loading the...
Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel is warning consumers against buying imported white onions, following the recent seizure of smuggled onions that tested positive for salmonella and heavy metals. "If possible, please don’t buy imported onions because they may be...
